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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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Original title

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Year

1982

Running time

114 min.

Country

United States

United States

Director

Screenwriter

Colin Higgins, Larry L. King, Peter Masterson

Cast

Music

Patrick Williams. Songs: Carol Hall

Cinematography

William A. Fraker

Producer

Universal Pictures

Genre

Comedy. Musical

Synopsis

Town Sheriff and regular patron, fights to keep a historical whorehouse open when a TV preacher targets it as the Devils playhouse.

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Awards: 1982: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Actor in a Sup. Role (Charles Durning)

1982: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Film - Comedy/Musical and Actress (Parton)

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Critics' reviews

"'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' is just about everything it's meant to be - a couple of diverting hours in the dark. Rollicking, good-natured, a bit spicy and with just enough heart to avoid seeming totally synthetic."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Entertainments like this are what Hollywood is said to be all about: larger than life personalities redeeming material smaller than a breadbox."

The Globe and Mail
"Dimples, wigs, bazooms, and all, Dolly Parton is phenomenally likable as the madam; her whole personality is melodious, and her acting isn't bad at all"

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"If they ever give Dolly her freedom and stop packaging her so antiseptically, she could be terrific. But Dolly and Burt and Whorehouse never get beyond the concept stage in this movie. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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